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Maryland man arrested on terrorism charges

24 year old Craig Benedict Baxam who was born in Takoma Park, Md. And attended Laurel High School, was charged with attempting to provide material support to Af...

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January 17, 2012 7:43 pm

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24 year old Craig Benedict Baxam who was born in Takoma Park, Md. And attended Laurel High School, was charged with attempting to provide material support to African based terror org Al-Shabaab. Baxam was arrested December 23, 2011 by police in Kenya allegedly trying to join the terror group. He joined the U.S. Army in 2007 and served four years including tours in Iraq and Korea. Before his separation from the military last year, he secretly converted to Islam and authorities say he was radicalized via the internet.